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About This Journal

The HBRC Journal is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access publication dedicated to the dissemination of original research in construction engineering, building materials, housing, and urban development. Published by the Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC), the journal employs a rigorous double-blind peer review process and fully adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) core practices. The journal follows a continuous publishing model with one issue compiled annually to ensure the rapid availability of research findings.

Journal History

The HBRC Journal was inaugurated in December 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Center, initially featuring pioneering research from the 2004 Golden Conference. Following its successful launch, the journal expanded its capacity, increasing to three issues annually between 2007 and 2008 to accommodate the growing volume of high-quality submissions.

To facilitate global reach and maintain editorial excellence, HBRC has utilized various international publishing service platforms. From 2010 to 2015, the journal partnered with Elsevier for digital distribution, followed by a service collaboration with EVISE (via the Academy of Scientific Research) from 2016 to 2018. Since January 2019, HBRC has engaged the services of Taylor & Francis. In recognition of its scholarly impact, the HBRC Journal has been indexed in Scopus since 2022.

Beginning in June 2025, the journal is produced by Digital Commons hosted by the Elsevier platform. This strategic partnership enables HBRC to utilize advanced editorial systems and publishing services to further enhance the journal’s global standing while maintaining its independence as the official publisher.

Publishing Schedule

The HBRC Journal follows a continuous publishing model, with a single volume compiled into one issue annually. This model ensures that research is disseminated to the global community immediately upon final acceptance.

Publisher and Editorial Office

The Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC), established in 1954, is the official publisher of the journal. An independent government research center affiliated with the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, HBRC is the national authority responsible for building codes and construction standards in Egypt and the region.

Contact Information

Publisher Address: 87 El Tahrir St. Dokki – Giza, Egypt (PO BOX: 1770 Cairo).

General Enquiries:

Editorial Office: |

Phone: +202 37617062 | +202 33369418

Fax: +202 3367179.

Editorial Office Team

  • Rasha Magdy Abdel Hafez
    Email:
    Phone: +201095499442
  • Dina Refaat Abdel Razek
    Email:
    Phone: +20 12 25627439
  • Hanan Maher Elzoghby
    Email:
    Phone: +20 10 08652475

Language

The HBRC Journal publishes exclusively in English.

Digital Archiving

To ensure the permanent availability of scholarly content, the HBRC Journal is preserved in CLOCKSS, the world’s leading digital preservation archives. Furthermore, every article is assigned to a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via CrossRef, ensuring that research remains findable and citable in perpetuity.

Indexed in "

This journal is abstracted and indexed by:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ
  • DTU Findit
  • EI Compendex
  • E-lib Breman
  • EZB - Electronic Journals Library
  • Google Scholar
  • Journal TOC
  • Microsoft Academic
  • NHN - Naver Academic Zetoc
  • Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)
  • Portico
  • Publons
  • Scopus
  • Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
  • WorldCat Local (OCLC)

Usage:

147,000 annual downloads/views

Speed/acceptance:

  • 30 days average from submission to first editorial decision
  • 90 days average from editorial acceptance to publication
  • 15% acceptance rate

Citation metrics:

  • 1.4 (2024) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.527 (2024) Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
  • 0.263 (2024) Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
  • Scopus, from 2022
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